POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a 21-year-old man from Delaware was caught shooting fireworks at a Monroe County house Saturday night.
On January 27, just before 10:00 p.m., the Pocono Township Police Department says they were called to the area of Crescent Lake Road for the report of someone setting off fireworks from a moving pickup truck.
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By the time police made it to Crescent Lake Road, the truck had already left the scene.
Investigators said nearby surveillance video showed the fireworks being launched from the moving truck. Further into the video, the driver was seen shooting fireworks at a nearby residence, one of which was seen hitting the side of the home.
Authorities say they located the driver and identified him as 21-year-old Jonathan Rineer, from Wilmington, Delaware.
Rineer admitted to setting off fireworks but denied firing them from a moving vehicle or towards a residence, according to the Pocono Township Police Department.